I haven’t completely stopped writing them, I’m just tightening up a few things.

Upgrade articles take a ton of time and effort to generate, so I often include a prompt:

“If you’ve found this article helpful, consider shouting me a drink using the donate button in the footer.”

The problem is that, despite the thousands who utilise them, few say thanks, let alone make a financial contribution of any kind. Given that these articles are a public service and often used by others for commercial gain, I find this to be problematic.

I get that everyone wants everything for free. My entire website is free! Creating content that helps my competitors yet generates no revenue, just isn’t a great business idea, though. For this reason, I’ll stick to my regular content that most readers enjoy and that brings in a little business at the same time.